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From: "M.G.Vasudevan" <mgv@xxxx>
To: <oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 6:15 AM
Subject: [Oppiliappan] guru dhyaanam 1


> Dear srivaishNava perunthagaiyeer,
>
> Sri N.S.Rajagopalan swamy from USA asked me, the reference of a krithi by
Sri ooththukkaadu venkata subbu iyer starting "dhyaanamE parama paavanamE".
He wrote in a private mail that he heard this krithi long time back and
would like me to link to some verse in naalaayira dhivya prabhandham, if
available, and explain one particular line.
>
> Since the lyrics of this krithi deals with "guru dhyaanam" / guru
vandhanam - linking with the great aachaarya - sri krishNa - I thought it is
prudent to enjoy sharing that krithi with all of you, its links as I could
refer to naalaayira dhivya prabhandham, and few comments.
>
> First - the krithi: dhyaanamE parama in full with meaning -
>
> raagam: rasa manjari thaaLam: aadhi thaaLam
> composer - ooththukkadu venkata subbu iyer [OVS]
>
> pallavi:
>
> dhyaanamE parama paavanamE thaghum enRa jnaanam
> kanivodum thandhu thaanaagi ninRa guru padha malar adigaLin - dhyaanamE
>
> meaning: meditation is the supreme purifier. That only suits as wisdom.
That guru with all grace gave such wisdom to me and he stood in me as that
wisdom. Meditate on such a guru's feet.
>
> anupallavi:
>
> gaanamE kaNNaa kaNNaa enRa
> gaanamE hari naamamE
> gaanamE kaivalyamE tharum
> gathi unakku enRu nidhi enakku inRu
> thudhi aruL thandha guru padha malar adigaLin - dhyaanamE
>
> meaning: "sing that name krishNa krishNa as a song, that song with the
hari's name, that song itself will give the detachment leading to liberation
[freedom or mOksham]. Hari is the route. That is the way. That is the
asylum. That is the wealth. Do meditate on that". The guru gives such a
wealth to me, that sthuthi and grace - do meditation on that guru's feet.
>
> charanam 1:
>
> onbadhu vaasalaam kOttai
> idharkku uththaman pOttaan raaja baattai
> munbu irundhaar seidha avakkEttai pOkki
> moovulagam ettumaaRu paadinaan oru paattai - dhyaanamE
>
> meaning: this fort [called my body] has 9 doors or gateways. In this fort
and to this fort that best person [purushOththaman - krishNa] laid a royal
path. The persons who resided earlier in this fort did a lot of damage. That
damage was removed by the guru and gave a song to raise me up so that all
three worlds - such a song the guru gave - meditate on his feet.
>
> charaNam 2: (madhyama kaalam)
>
> anbu kalandhida azhagu thulangidum
> aayiram thooNaal aanadu koodam
> aadiyum paadiyum hari guNa maNandha
> adiyvarkku ena thiRandha kavaadam
> indhriyam ennum anju padi Eri
> chinthai enum simhaasanam pODum
> en aiyyan vandu amaruvaan paarum
> iNai yEdhu kooRum guru padha malar adigaLin - dhyaanamE
>
> meaning: the drama hall [called or named my heart] has 1000 pillars. In
this hall when it is mixed with love the beauty shines. You dance, sing
hari's name in that. Once done, then for such a devotee the doors are open.
Climb the five steps called indhriyams - the sense organs. Then you reach
the royal or lion's throne called mind or intellect. That supreme lord - my
father krishNa will come and get seated there in that mind seat. What is
equal to this - please tell me - that is the way - the guru tells so -
meditate on such a guru's feet.
>
> Second - meaning for certain words used in the krithi:
> dhyaanam - meditation
> parama paavanam - supremely purifying or cleansing
> kaivalyam - detachment from all other connections leading to supreme
eternal happiness.
> thagum - deserving
>
> jnaanam - wisdom
> kanivOdu - with grace
> gathi - one meaning is route - another one is asylum, refuge
> nidhi - wealth or treasure
>
> thudhi - praise [if considered as verb] or eulogising
> thudhi - sthOthram or a hymn [if considered as noun]
> gaanam - song - as noun
> onbadhu vaasalaam kOttai(kku) - the human body is designated as a fort,
which has 9 doors or entrances or holes - 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nose holes, 1
mouth, one urinating hole, one anus hole - so the human body is said as a
nine holed fort.
>
> uththaman - purusha uththaman - sri krishNan - kaNNan for OVS
> baattai - vazhi - thadam - road - route
> raaja baattai - royal road
> avakkEdu - poor condition
>
> moovulagam - 3 lOkams - dhEva lOkam, bhoomi and paathaala lOkam
> thulangidum - shine
> 1000 thooNaal aanadhu koodam - the heart which has a lot of tiny tubes and
nerves covered with skin - that is considered as the koodam - the drama
stage - naataka arangam
>
> guNa maNandha - wedded to the characteristics
> [can be / may be guNam anantha - endless characteristics also - wrongly
printed in book as N in stead of n? Can not say]
> anju - five [as noun] - also mean be afraid of [as verb]
> kavaadam - door
> indhriyam - senses or sense organs like eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and skin
> iNai Edhu - if compared what is equal to this
>
> Third - comments or points with comparable links in 4000 dhivya
prabhandham:
> Pallavi:
> dhyaanamE parama paavanamE thaghum enRa jnaanam
> kanivodum thandhu thaanaagi ninRa guru padha malar adigaLin - dhyaanamE
>
> Dear bhakthaas, we all know that "kaNNi nun chiruththaambu" - the 10
verses of sri madhura kavigal - is the guru dhyaanam only. Here OVS says
dhyaanam on guru's feet is parama paavanam. Aazhvaar says "un than moi
kazhaRku anbu" - in verse 10. anbu - love - devotion - when it develops
greatly that love itself becomes the object of devotion - or that love
transforms as dhyaanam - meditation any doubts? Do love krishNa and then
find for yourself.
>
> How aazhvaar expresses that anbu - love or devotion - says "I sang or said
repeatedly and got that immense pleasure - naavinaal naviRRu inbam eidhinEn,
mEvinEn avan ponnadi" - 2nd verse - here OVS - guru padha malar adi dhyaanam
oh what a nearness.
>
> Also just not stopped singing in his house alone - paavin innisai paadith
thirivanE -2nd verse - I will wander over all places to sing the glory of
the guru's feet - moi kazhaRku anbai paadith thirivan. Why to wander - for
he did one good thing - vEdhaththin utporuL niRkap paadi en nenjuL
niRuththinaan - 9th verse.
>
> OVS says jnaanam kanivodu thandhu thaanaagi ninRaan - what is vEdham -
that krishNa's breath. What is that jnanam - krishNa is the jagathguru - to
reach him here is my guru - krishNa came in the form of my guru to show
himself - how he taught - through that vEdham - first he transformed himself
as vEdham and then came in this form - thaan aagi ninRaan of OVS. "nirkap
paadi en nenjuL niruththinaan" of aazhvaar. vEdham is thaanaagi ninRavan
pugazh - ninRavan kaNNan - that jnaanam through guru - that guru's feet -
moi kazhal - iNai adigaL - adhan dhyaanam parama paavanam.
>
> Oh great lines - both.
>
> Dhaasan
>
> Vasudevan m.g.
>
> Since the length of the post gets extended I will cover the points on
anupallavi charanam in next post. SwamingaaL - you have to pardon me for
giving a break here.
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